"What's dubious with the [community pantry] is the acronym they chose. It is also not in any way true that the "Community Pantry of the Philippines-National Pantry Association" or CPP-NPA acronym was an official name for the movement. Task force slams community pantries for 'demeaning government'The government's anti-communist task force at the hearing also defended its treatment of community pantry organizers, saying their initiatives made the government and the country look bad. As it currently stands, a number of community pantries have already had to close their doors after encounters with cops who asked for personal information. Parlade and the task force have made the distinction that "checking" and "profiling" are two different things before.

Source: Philippine Star May 19, 2021 05:37 UTC